Lewis, C Day , as Nicholas Blake (5 results)

Hard back binding in publisher's original pistachio cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered navy back, small blue illustrations to the front board. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 176 pp with monochrome line illustrations throughout. Hint of foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped panoramic dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979).

Second impression hard back binding in publisher's original olive grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered red back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (xvi), 62 pp. Basil Henry Liddell Hart's copy with his elaborate bookplate inside the front cover, signed by two indecipherable well-wishers to the front free end paper 'To Adrian etc.' + 'To Adrian forty years on with lots of love, Michael - 1982.' Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening of the paper down the spine and to the edges, not price clipped, 5s. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pale green finely grained cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, publisher's device to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains (xvi), 156 printed pages of text. Off-setting to the second end papers where dust wrapper flaps where folded-in. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper marginal line across the bottom edge and front fore edge, slight age darkening down the spine, without any chips or tears. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

First edition. Barest sunning to spine ends otherwise near fine. In good to very good price-clipped dust jacket with internal tape repair, general wear and few small chips (one affecting corner of first letter in title on spine).

First U.S. edition. Elusive second book in his "Nigel Strangeways" series. Published in England under the title "Thou Shell of Death." Attractive, vintage bookplate of Neil McKnight on front pastedown otherwise quite fine in good plus, price-clipped dust jacket with small area of old tape repair at base of spine and extensive, internal reinforcement/repair with tape that appears to have darkened but is not, for the most part, visible from the front. A generally pleasing dust jacket despite the repair. Exceedingly scarce to rare, and especially so in dust jacket.